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WATER WHEEL. No. 267,673. Patented Nov. 21, 1&882.,

UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

JosHUA eoMLY,oE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WATER-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,673, dated November21, 1882.

` Application filed March 7, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA COMLY, a citi- 4 zen of the United States,residing at Bfhiladelphia, in the connty'of PhiladelphiaJ and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWater-Wheels, (turbines5) and I d o hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. v

This invention relates to turbine `waterwheels, and the nature thereofis in certain constructions hereinafter set forth.

The object of the invention is to cause the water to strike thebucketsof the wheel at as near a horizontal line in the direction ot'its action as is possible also,fin the arrangement of the valves, asshown in the drawings; also, construction by which those valves open inpairs also, in construction saving the use of av stuffing-box on or tothe main shaft; also, construction for lifting the wheel and interiorworks out ofthe ilume or casing without dis- :water-wheel. ing thewater-buckets in section.

turbing the foundations.

By reference to the drawings and letters of reference marked thereon itwill be seen that Figure l is a sectional side elevation of my Fig. 2 isa valve-section show- Fig. 3 is a sectionalside elevation of my wheel,showing the dunne and position ot' wheel. Fig. 4 is a part sectionalelevation of the ratchet-plate which operates the valves, showing thelugs projecting into the jaws of the disk for operating the valves. Fig.5 is a modication of a valve-section, showing the water-buckets insection. Fig. Gis aplan ofthe horizontal valveplate. Fig. 7 shows thespider-trame of wheel. Fig. 8 is theinverted plan of Fig. 6. Fig. -9 isa plan of the water-wheel. Fig. l() is a sectional elevation of amodified form of dome adapted to my wheel. Fig. ll is a part sectionalside elevation of a modified construction for holding the pinion-wheelplate. Fig. 12 is a plan of the mainshaft-guide.

In all the sameletters refer to the same parts.

The water-wheel is divided into three principal parts, A, B, and C. Thepart A is provided with the horizontal valves A', a capplate, A?, and arevolving plate, A3, and hasa projecting pipe, A4. The part'A isperfectly dat on the under side, and is bolted to the frame O at theiianges c. The valves A' lare tapering cylinders, regularly tted intosockets a' of the part A. Said valves A' have the projections a2 ontheinside for the purpose of sustaining the disks c3, and asis clearlyshown in Fig. 6. These disks c3 are provided to each ot' the severalvalves A. Passed over the sleeve A4 is the revolving plate A3, providedwith the lugs a4 and a5. These lugs a4 and a5 are on the under side ofplate A3 and engage with the disks a3, and as the plate A3 is revolvedbythe action of the pinion-wheel a6 by means of teeth al the severalvalves A' are opened or closed by pairs on line opposite each other.rlfhe shaft as of the pinion-wheel a6 is sustained by the sleeve a9 ofthe plate A2, and this plate A2 is heldin position on the sleeve A4 bythe collar al" and set-screwsau. At the top of the sleeve A4 is theguide-piece A5, and the sleeve A4 is designed to be carried up throiighthe water above the head ofthe water-line, thereby sav-' in g stuffing-boxes under water-line, and the loss ot' water consequent upon theleakage of stuing-boxes. The sleeve a9 is also calculated to he carriedup above the water-line, as in the instance ofthe sleeve A4, and whenthe head of water is ltoo greatto permit the single sleeve passing up tothe top the same will bejointed, as shown in Fig. 3. Where the dame D iscased, as shown at D', the guide-piece A5 comes down upon the plate D2to form the waterjoint, and a suitable uut and washer, D3, forms thestop for the sleeved?. The water-wheel B is provided with the centralshaft, B', which rests on the pivot C' ot' the spider-frame C2, situatedat or near the bottom of the casing C. This wheel B is made by a disk,B2, and outer ring, B3. In the disk 132,011 the top thereof, are a fewsmall water-openings, b', and this top of the disk B2 corresponds withthe under side of- ICD struction b2 alifting action Will be derived fromthe action of the Water passing through the ports A6 in connection withthe valve A'. In Fig. 2 the valve A'shoWs the portA6 equally divided onthe center-line of valveA', `While in Fig. 5, the equivalentconstruction which I prefer, the port A6 is brought as low down as ispossible consistently with strength sufficient to admit of its beingproperly fitted in.

The operation of the invention is simply that the Water which is on topof the wheel B is let diagonally through the plateA upon the buckets B4,and by the acute or oblique angle at which the water strikes the bucketsB4, due to this construction, the power of the wheel B is greatlyincreased.I

I may make the valves A' either tapering cylinders, closing` in the endsto prevent the Water-pressure fiom locking them in, or I may make them,as shown in Figyll, cylinders with parallel diameters; and 1 furtherpropose to avail myself of the best possible construction for making thepassage A6 at as acute angle as possible to bring the line ot' thedirection of the Water as low as possible.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention,what I claim as mine, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is as follows l. In aturbine Water-wheel, the radiallongitudinal valve-plate A, bolted to the frame C, and provided with thehorizontal valves A', revolving plate A, and pinion-Wheel a6,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In aturbine Water-wheel, the plate A, provided with the horizontalcylinder-valves A', revolving plate A3, cap A2, and elongated tube A4,extending above the water-line, in coinbination with the casing@substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a turbine Water-Wheel, the casing D, bolted to the casing C, andextending above theWater-line, in .combination with the tube A4,valve-,plate A, having horizontal cylindervalves A', revolvingplateA3,`and pinion-W heel 45 a6, substantially as and t'or the purposespecitied.

JOSHUA ooMLv.

Witnesses:

BENJ.V (l. POLE, WM. M. MCKNIGHT.

